When I got the invitation to go to the legendary Preservation Hall — where SO much of the music we now know and love on this earth found its early roots — I did not waste a minute, James reminisced in an issued press release. Getting to sing while the guys played with such glorious bursts of sound — all live in that holy room with the ghosts and garbage trucks crankin along — was an experience Ill never forget.

The two bands will get to add to the experience when they launch what is currently a nine-date Southeastern U.S. tour on April 20th in Birmingham, AL. In the days that follow, the groups will travel to Nashville, TN, Atlanta, GA, and Columbia, MD among other places, as well as appear at this year’s New Orleans Jazz Fest.